Bishop
Bishop noun - A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ.
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Nearby Word: bishopric
Dean
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Sinatra was the founder, and its other chief members were Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford.
Source: Music / Frank Sinatra - In the final shot, the characters played by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford walk past the marquee of the Sands hotel.
Source: Celebrity Paradox / Film -
Canon Judith Potecary in Beechbourne is an Iron Lady of the cloth; the Dean and the Archdeacon are not to be trifled with; and even the Bishop has a spine
and, although a Grauniad-ista, is a former chaplain RN.
Source: The Vicar
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